Body of Tobyhanna teen recovered from Francis E. Walter Dam
BEAR CREEK TWP. A Tobyhanna teen died after jumping from a cliff into water at the Francis E. Walter Dam on Tuesday.
Two arrested in separate pursuits in Newport Township
NEWPORT TWP. Two men were arrested in separate pursuits that originated in Newport Township over the weekend.
Pursuit ends in arrest in Shickshinny
SHICKSHINNY A Huntington Township man was arrested Sunday on allegations he initiated a pursuit with state police that began in Hanover Township and ended in Shickshinny.
Man, juvenile arrested after gunfire in Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE City police said they arrested Ahmyr L. Younger, 18, and a juvenile after investigating gunfire in the area of Carey Avenue and Susquehanna Street on Saturday.
Sex offender charged with impersonating police officer
PLYMOUTH A Shavertown man who is a lifetime registrant under the state s Megan s Law as a violent sexual predator was arrested Monday on allegations he identified himself as a member of the Pennsylv
Look back: USS Wilkes-Barre replica blown up to celebrate Memorial Day
A Memorial Day tradition for several decades that has since faded away was parading a replica of a U.S. Naval warship before blowing it up on the Susquehanna River.
Investigation ongoing in woman’s 2006 disappearance
PITTSTON Fourteen years after Shelva Rafte went missing, city police said they have not stopped following up on information from the public.
Police allegedly find 533 heroin packets during traffic stop
WEST HAZLETON Borough police allegedly found 533 heroin packets during a traffic stop after the driver said he had a little bit of heroin.
Woman who allegedly used stimulus money to buy heroin arraigned
SUGAR NOTCH A woman who allegedly admitted she used her stimulus money to buy heroin and fentanyl was arraigned Friday.
Arrest records: Woman says she spent stimulus money to buy heroin
SUGAR NOTCH A man was arrested early Thursday morning on felony drug trafficking offenses and a woman claimed she spent all of her stimulus money to buy heroin and fentanyl, according to court recor
Man who skipped bail on felony assault charges captured by U.S. Marshals
PLAINS TWP. A Philadelphia man wanted for failing to appear in Luzerne County Court on allegations he was involved in a shooting at the Sherman Hills Apartment Complex in December 2018 was captured
Police: Customer upset over face-mask policy stole items from store
NEWPORT TWP. A Hanover Township man was arraigned Wednesday on charges he stole items from a store when he was denied service for refusing to wear a face mask earlier this month.
Alleged shoplifter spits at officers, supermarket security
NANTICOKE A man detained on allegations he failed to pay for items at Weis Market pulled off his face mask and allegedly spat saliva at police officers and a store security official on Monday.
Edwardsville police arrest man after stabbing
EDWARDSVILLE A Kingston man was arrested at his residence on South Atherton Avenue after he allegedly stabbed another man several times on Monday.
Police: NYC man steals vehicle, crashes into tree during pursuit
WILKES-BARRE An 18-year-old man from New York City was arrested after city police alleged he stole a vehicle, initiated a pursuit and crashed into a tree on South Wilkes-Barre Boulevard late Monday
Juvenile killed in vehicle crash
DALLAS TWP. A male juvenile died as a result of a vehicle crash early Monday morning.
Police: Suspected Molotov cocktail found after Turkey Hill standoff
WILKES-BARRE Authorities discovered a liquor bottle filled with an unknown liquid with a cloth to make it appear to be a Molotov cocktail after a man was arrested for holding three employees against
Taxi driver robbed in Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE City police detectives are investigating a robbery of a taxi driver on Brown Street early Monday morning.
Police: Juvenile armed with handgun robs food delivery employee
WILKES-BARRE City police said they arrested a male juvenile on allegations he robbed a food delivery driver on Noble Lane.
Lookback: Eleanor Roosevelt dedicated Sugar Notch war memorial in 1948
Former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt visited the Wyoming Valley, specifically Sugar Notch, on July 31, 1948, to dedicate a war memorial monument that features the bust of her late husband, former Presi